Nearly 10 years after a woman said she was raped at knife point in her Cranberry apartment, she faced her alleged attacker in court.

A preliminary hearing was held Wednesday for Ralph Skundrich, of Middlesex.

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Skundrich was charged with raping the woman in June 2002 in her Village of Laurelwood home after DNA tests matched evidence in the case.

Channel 4 Action News' Bob Mayo was at the hearing and said the victim testified that a masked man broke into her home, said he had a knife and that he would kill her and her daughter. The man then raped the victim,

Mayo reported that defense attorneys asked the victim if the suspect raped her, and the victim said she could not say for sure because her rapist wore a mask.

On his way into court, Skundrich asked reporters, "Are you going to be here when I'm cleared?" Mayo reported.

As Skundrich left the hearing, he proclaimed his innocence, telling reporters to read the criminal complaint and saying, "There's no way they can put this on me."

Mayo reported that Skundrich was held for trial on all charges.

Police said he came to their attention on this case when in March of 2010, a Pennsylvania State Police laboratory contacted police in Cranberry Township and said Skundrich, a convicted offender, couldnt be eliminated as a suspect.

Skundrich, 45, was in jail on unrelated charges at the time.

Police said further DNA samples were taken from Skundrich and he was charged in the case.

Skundrich has a criminal history in Pennsylvania dating to 1987 for crimes including theft and assault. He has faced trial in Allegheny, Butler and Westmoreland counties.